the fbi's has no connections between the new orleans attack and a tesla truck exporting in las vegas. hello, i'm steve lai. police and investigating authorities in south korea are outside the president's official residence. the rest is proving difficult. this is the scene outside the presidential residence around 80 officers attempting to make the arrest and are now at the door of the residence trying to

get in. his security team are making it difficult. the officials have already passed a military unit protecting the president and hundreds of his supporters have gathered outside. more on this are joined by a retired litter general who is the commander of south korea special forces. the commander of south korea specialforces. thank the commander of south korea special forces. thank you for joining us to talk about this. looking up the sense is that been on folding this morning, whether your thoughts go to? it's very disappointing that my president is unwilling to follow the law regardless of what he thinks and regardless of how wrong it might be. i'm hoping there will be no violence, so far that hasn't been except for minor individual clashes. it seems it is proceeding so i am waiting to see what happens.-

is proceeding so i am waiting to see what happens. what do ou to see what happens. what do you make _ to see what happens. what do you make of — to see what happens. what do you make of how— to see what happens. what do you make of how authorities l you make of how authorities carried out the operation this morning of how they put a buffer between the supporters of yoon suk yeol outside the residence and what they are trying to achieve by getting him to come out of the residence itself?- him to come out of the residence itself? this is been coin: residence itself? this is been auoin on residence itself? this is been going on for— residence itself? this is been going on for a _ residence itself? this is been going on for a couple - residence itself? this is been going on for a couple of- residence itself? this is been going on for a couple of days| going on for a couple of days and unfortunately i live very close by to the compound and i've been having difficulty transiting in and out of my own apartment here. but overall it's a very orderly and there has been no physical clashes. the police despite the cold weather are keeping the demonstrations of support and impeachment at bay of each other, which is good. i'm hopeful that it will be a peaceful demonstration of the democratic speech, but at the same time i feel sorry for the

police who had to enjoy all of this. dealwith. police who had to en'oy all of this. dealwith._ police who had to en'oy all of this. dealwith. this. deal with. what you think of those calling _ this. deal with. what you think of those calling is _ this. deal with. what you think of those calling is illegal - this. deal with. what you think of those calling is illegal and l of those calling is illegal and calling for supporters to stop it from happening?— calling for supporters to stop it from happening? lawyers will sa what it from happening? lawyers will say what they — it from happening? lawyers will say what they want _ it from happening? lawyers will say what they want and - it from happening? lawyers will say what they want and it - it from happening? lawyers will say what they want and it is - it from happening? lawyers will say what they want and it is to l say what they want and it is to be seen what the legal system will eventually say but it is for the courts. i think nobody is above the law and i think most of the koreans think that as well. it is not fortunate that my president feels that he can resist this and i unfortunately he cannot and i hope you will see the realities as soon as possible.— as soon as possible. what do ou as soon as possible. what do you think _ as soon as possible. what do you think his _ as soon as possible. what do you think his options - as soon as possible. what do you think his options are - as soon as possible. what do | you think his options are now? he seems to be quite dug in and determined and not to submit to the arrest warrant? he determined and not to submit to the arrest warrant?— the arrest warrant? he has very few options- — the arrest warrant? he has very few options. he _ the arrest warrant? he has very few options. he must _ the arrest warrant? he has very few options. he must follow - the arrest warrant? he has very| few options. he must follow the law and i know he must be frustrated because you think he is innocent and maybe he is, i

don't know and i don't care. but he needs to follow the rules and the law says he needs to accept the subpoenas, which he did not, which led to this arrest warrant which is very embarrassing. he has to submit to that and then follow the process. in the process is for everybody, notjust for him and notjust everybody, notjust for him and not just for a everybody, notjust for him and notjust for a certain people and that is how the law works. even a gradeschool student knows this. you should follow what the gradeschool student knows. , , , ., knows. help us understand the role of the _ knows. help us understand the role of the military _ knows. help us understand the role of the military in _ knows. help us understand the role of the military in all- knows. help us understand the role of the military in all of- role of the military in all of this? they were involved when he declared martial law in early december, we understand there was a military unit in a stand—off with investigators trying to get in earlier as well. tell us a bit more about their role here?— their role here? yes, so the secret service, _ their role here? yes, so the secret service, which - their role here? yes, so the secret service, which is - secret service, which is responsible for the personal security of the president has a

military unit at the compound to guard the elder sectors of the compound —— out of sectors. this military unit although it is a military unit does not control by the military, is controlled by the secret service. they know that their job is not to go against the law and although we determined as a stand—off, i'm assuming that there were the just to get clear orders when they did a stepped aside. i clear orders when they did a stepped aside.— clear orders when they did a stepped aside. i understand you mentioned _ stepped aside. i understand you mentioned earlier _ stepped aside. i understand you mentioned earlier that - stepped aside. i understand you mentioned earlier that you - stepped aside. i understand you mentioned earlier that you live | mentioned earlier that you live near the presidential residence. give your back when you be familiar with the layout of the building itself. talk us through the challenges that investigators and officers will have in getting close and locating president yoon? the compound — locating president yoon? the compound is _ locating president yoon? tue: compound is pretty locating president yoon? tte:

compound is pretty close. in the compound it is about ten acres speak. there are a couple of residences, the president's residence, the residence of the foreign minister. the head of the secret service chief lives there as well. as well as some other houses. it's not that big and the presidential house is not that far from the entrance. so it should not have taken people to get to the residence that long. it is only a couple hundred metres at the residence now. trying to negotiate to get in to meet the president. [30 in to meet the president. do ou in to meet the president. do you think — in to meet the president. do you think it willjust be purely through negotiation that they will be able to gain

access to the president? yes, ou access to the president? yes, you know. — access to the president? yes, you know. it's— access to the president? yes, you know, it's a _ access to the president? yes, you know, it's a very - access to the president? yes, you know, it's a very difficult | you know, it's a very difficult situation for everybody. the secret service, their mandate is quite clear but at the same time they know in their hearts this is not the legal thing to do. the prosecutor's office know that they have to do this but they don't want to physically engage the secret service. there is a bit of a bind and i'm really disappointed that my president would put his own people in this situation. he should have the integrity to follow the law despite whatever deficiencies law has. ~ ., ., ~' law has. what do you think will be the tipping _ law has. what do you think will be the tipping point _ law has. what do you think will be the tipping point with - law has. what do you think will be the tipping point with this? | be the tipping point with this? we have about 20 seconds left with you. we have about 20 seconds left with ou. , ~' with you. so, they think it will last — with you. so, they think it will last for— with you. so, they think it

will last for the _ with you. so, they think it will last for the entire - with you. so, they think it | will last for the entire day, hopefully it will end sooner than later. hopefully it will end sooner than later-— hopefully it will end sooner than later. . ~' , ., , . than later. thank you very much which tenant _ than later. thank you very much which tenant general— than later. thank you very much which tenant general chun - which tenant general chun in—bum, commander of south korea's specialforces. we will stay with the story and get the thoughts of sydney sealer senior advisor and shout the centre for strategic and international studies. the centre for strategic and internationalstudies. brad abbey want to talk about this and get a broader understanding of what we have been seeing on fault this morning. what are your initial thoughts? t fault this morning. what are your initial thoughts? i think the general _ your initial thoughts? i think the general made _ your initial thoughts? i think the general made a - your initial thoughts? i think the general made a good - the general made a good explanation of the developments. there are plenty of not surprising decisions. as a lawyer who probably has some idea of the margin within which he has two operate. i disagree with the general to the degree that whether or not it is clear that whether or not it is clear that the corruption investigation in office actually has the authority to

arrest the president. it looks like president yoon can see it is not easily resolvable and his right to stand up for his rights. the sad thing about this, actually, is right now we have a constitutional court process, they are 60 days to... i'm sorry i20 process, they are 60 days to... i'm sorry 120 days to... i80 i'm sorry 120 days to... 180 days to review the impeachment adjudication of it and issue a botic after which if yoon suk yeol is dismissed, there is a process under way. a relatively peaceful process that has been tried before with the impeachment of 2017. so it was heading in a direction of good, this is a very shocking scene for the people watching around the world, but there are still

a lot of reason to be optimistic that this will resolve itself without much, without the use of force. it president yoon will not give it easy. president yoon will not give it eas . ., ., ., president yoon will not give it eas. ., ., ., ., ., easy. for that to happen and to end peacefully _ easy. for that to happen and to end peacefully would _ easy. for that to happen and to end peacefully would think - easy. for that to happen and to | end peacefully would think yoon himself would have to decide to go with the offices there to arrest him but that doesn't seem to be something that is likely to do given the rhetoric and how his lawyers have been talking about how they see the activities today as illegal. right, | activities today as illegal. right, i think the natural next step would be for his legal team to go through the process ljy team to go through the process by which to challenge that we cullity of the investigation and their attempt to arrest them —— how legal it is. whether it's mediation, has been some idle duty cash and to allow board i don't think the

resolution of president yoon turning himself in. i would resolution of president yoon turning himself in. iwould be surprised if he did that to be quite honest with you.- surprised if he did that to be quite honest with you. what do ou think quite honest with you. what do you think is _ quite honest with you. what do you think is going _ quite honest with you. what do you think is going to _ quite honest with you. what do you think is going to do - quite honest with you. what do you think is going to do that? l you think is going to do that? you think you will barricade himself in the presidential residence? t himself in the presidential residence?— himself in the presidential residence? i think there's a possibility. _ residence? i think there's a possibility, particularly - residence? i think there's a possibility, particularly if. possibility, particularly if the police together with the corruption investigation officers now made their way to the house face a dilemma of having to use some kind of force. that might be the escalation that president yoon is hoping so the idea that he may be dragged away against his will complete into public support for him, looking up a large number of people out there. i know the numbers percentagewise held by those who support the impeachment —— pale in support. there are those who would like to see this with the approval of law and without the use of force. perhaps there is room for compromise, but right now when the president says he comprom